Key Facts

5th September, 2008The official Agreement on the establishment and operation of the International Sustainable Energy Development Centre in Moscow as a category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO was signed by Director General of UNESCO, Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, and Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Mr. Sergey Shmatko.

12th August, 2008Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, signed the Order №1162 as of 12.08.2008 "Concerning the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the foundation and activity provision of the International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO in Moscow".

2nd November, 2007The General Conference of UNESCO at its 34th Session in Paris adopted a resolution concerning the foundation of the Sustainable Energy Development Centre in Moscow as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO.

25th May, 2007On the 176th session of the UNESCO Executive Board the Board ruled to recommend to the General Conference to approve at its 34th session establishment of the Sustainable Energy Development Centre in Moscow, Russian Federation, as a centre under the auspices of UNESCO, and to authorize the Director General to sign the Agreement with the Russian Federation.

20th April, 2007The UNESCO Executive Board at its 176th session discussed a report by the Director General of UNESCO about advisability of founding the "Sustainable Energy Development Centre" as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO in Moscow, Russian Federation.

3rd November, 2006The official presentation of the International Sustainable Energy Development Centre took place in Moscow with the presence of Victor Khristenko, Minister of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation, Walter Erdelen, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, Andrey Reus, Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation, Alexander Yakovenko, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

10th July, 2006The Memorandum of intentions on founding a Centre for research, information exchange and analysis in the field of energy between the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was signed.

The Memorandum of intentions on founding a Centre for research, information exchange and analysis in the field of energy between the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was signed.